exorcist_1699

Unable to retain zhen ( sexual energy) in your body ( especially when you are in deep sleep) , whatever physical practice you do is doomed to be fruitless ; Similarly , unable to retain zhen ( sexual energy) in your body, whatever spiritual accomplishment you want to achieve is groundless . The taoist practice , in a final word , is your ability / persistence in creeping over endless layers of "emptiness " and nourishing from that pool of still water a "lively dragon " .

I think the so-called neo-taoist 's achievement is that they built up a theoretical framework of zhen( sexual energy)- qi -spirit which guides our pratice well. Without it , philosophical " taoism " is forvever left in the realm of idea , unable to stepping into reality . Of course, whether you believe in it or not is really depending on the level of your practice. The framework was so well built that by following it , people can reach immortality easier ; afraid of what would be happening and the " punishment from the Heaven " , the masters therefore deliberatley invented a system of strange jargons , blocking people and testing their commitnt to it .

Although the practice of qigong is different from scientific experiments, some proof for whether the one you are practising is correct or not is always necessary . I think , there are at least 2 simple criteria : 1) talking about its benefits to your health ,it must be more effective than sports , otherwise, why not doing something more funny? 2) After having practised it for more than one year , it must make you forever free of any diseases. A qigong , no matter in what form you are being taught , is doubtful to be a correct one if it can't fulfil such simple and clear requests .

Most religions in this world claim that they have proof so as to justify their right of existence . To some religions , it is miracles.....however, in case of Taoism ( it is a Trinity of religion , philosophy and medicine or something even beyond it , not strictly a religion ) , the proof is very clear and real that people can do it themselves . However, is "qi" so powerful that it can reverse aging , cure all diseases (besides lunatic ones) or make an old man look as in his 30's ? The answer is really depending on what level of "qi" he can mobilize : the more " delicate" it is , the more powerful it will be . An electrician who owns a workshop at the street corner and repairs electrical fan or TV for you deals with things related to " physics" ;Einstein also deals with things we call " physics" ; but we all know how immense the difference between them... Whether a cough is cured or what a face we look without a good sleep overnight is so simple and plain to any adult , nobody can cheat you .

"free of any diseases" does not necessarily mean you catch no cough or cold, it only states that because you had practised qigong for a year in a correct way , you already deposited a dose of omnipotent medicine ("qi") in your body , so, whenever it is needed, you just release it and let it cure your illness. Besides, the taoist masters view aging as some kind of disease , ie, it is not something fatal , but curable. Western medicine can only retard aging , or slow down the movement of the biological clock built-in human beings, it is taoist qigong, so early in 2,000 years ago, claimed that it could stop or even reverse the clock's movement towards a "doomed" future..

There are 4 levels of taoist practice : 1st : you are told that it is breathing or attention to breathing or some posture that is important . However, it later turns out that what lets you have a starting point is something stopping you from further uplifting yourself to a new level. 2nd : you find that it is " qi" that counts. Unable to initiate qi ( NOT BREATHING!!! ) in your body means no matter how much work you did before ,your effort is dommed to be futile. 3rd: At this level, you find that "qi " is , in fact, affected by or equal to your mind. How delicate your mind is also implies how powerful and delicate qi you can mobilize and manipulate. 4th : It is not mind but mindless or don't mind the mindless ... .. okay, you are now at threshold of entering the great , mysterious "gate " of Taoism.

I come from Hong Kong .

I am still in Hong Kong.

What I preach here , in fact , is nothing strange . On the contrary, it is quite a traditional , orthodox view of the Chinese taoists. Of course, here, orthodox not in a sense that it is any authority established by the government and has a large group of followers... conversely , it refers to the distant ,secret voice from the deep mountains which the taoist practitioners transferred in every epoch . Although Dao De Jing does not have any words about "qi" , the concept is later added into the taoist system by other followers , and , it already becomes the cornerstone of the system . So, qigong , of course ,is one of expressions of taoism in the modern world regardless its confusing definition and variety in the West .